About this episode
Ryan is the host of Making Money Simple, a personal finance platform helping people (mainly based in the UK) save and invest. He’s been steadily investing for 7-8 years, amassing around 140k pounds in investments mainly through global index funds. He recently moved from the UK to Australia and calls himself a ‘normal bloke’. On this episode, Ryan breaks down the step by step process of how to invest in global index funds from his book ‘Stop Waiting Start Investing: Build Wealth With 10 Minutes Of Work’.The things you’ll learn:Ryan’s quick introWhat life is like in Melbourne, AustraliaHow he invests from AustraliaRyan’s hobbies and interests on his FI journeyIs Making Money Simple his IkigaiHis investment portfolio allocation (140k GBP total invested)Global index funds and why he recommends themHow much money Ryan has invested compared to gainsBooks that influenced his investing journeyMistakes he’s made on the journeyRyan’s FI target numberBalancing saving and living a good lifeWhy he wrote the book Stop Waiting Start InvestingHow beginners can start investingPart 1 - Investing foundationPart 2 - Index funds OverviewPart 3 - 3 step blueprint to investing (platforms, tax-advantaged accounts, index funds)How much to invest monthlyPotential Part 4 of the bookQuick-fire round questions at the end:Something you wished you done 10 years ago?The daily habits that helped Ryan in his lifeRyans most important lesson in lifeRyans transformational book recommendations1-2 small things listeners can do this week to get started investingWatch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/Ik-6zVrjUVM?si=VS9M17utKTStE1vvRyan’s Websites/Socials:Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stop-Waiting-Start-Investing-Minutes/dp/1804090786 +FB: https://www.facebook.com/makingmoneysimple/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/makingmoneysimple/?hl=en Website: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingMoneySimple Coaching: https://www.makingmoneysimple.co.uk/my-resources Freedom Before FI Links:Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ Worksheet at: https://freedom
